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<p>It's upper body & core Wednesday! Today we will give you this 3-block workout that will really work your upper body and core!</p>
<p>We’re starting off block 1 with kneeling slides. This is a really great push up variation that works your glutes, shoulders and much of your upper body. You want to make sure you’re squeezing your glutes as you push forward and press through your shoulders by almost pushing the ground away.</p>
<p>Next up are table tops. If you have neck pain or back pain from poor posture, these can really help you. Make sure you open your chest and squeeze those shoulder blades back and together to stop bad posture and make sure to dig through your heels to activate the movement. You don’t want to use your arms to push up, but use your legs. Keep that chest open and squeeze those shoulder blades back and together. This will help your posture. Remember that you’re pushing through your heels to activate the movement, and it’s your legs that are making it happen, not your arms.</p>
<p>Block 2 is all about kneeling side planks! This is an amazing exercise for your obliques, those ab muscles on the side of your body that are sometimes hard to work. Be sure to push your hand into the ground to give you stability and as you’re holding yourself up far enough on your hips to keep a straight line from your knees to your pelvis to the top of your head. Balance is key in this exercise, so modify to your elbow if you need.</p>
<p>For block 3, let's do some kneeling planks. People tend to get lazy with this exercise but you want to keep your body active by keeping your glutes squeezed to bring that pelvis forward which will challenge your lower body. Focus on tension in your abdominals by thinking about dragging your elbow towards your belly button to make it difficult. The kneeling plank shouldn’t be super easy, you should really feel it challenging your whole body.</p>
<p>Wrapping up this whole workout with reverse crunches. These are much better than standard crunches and will actually get you that flat stomach you want because they work your rectus abdominus, or your lower abs. They target the correct muscle group, but you need to make sure you hold that core strong and tight, while using your legs to change the pressure on your abdominal muscles while you tap your heels on the ground and back up. Hold that core strong and tight and make sure your legs are actively changing the pressure on your abdominal muscles while you tap your heels on the ground and back up.</p>
<p>You ready? Let's do this!</p>
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<img style="max-width:100%;" class="img-fluid" src="https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wm-wmade-static-media/media/public/Assets/Block_1.png" alt="Round One">
<div class="sub-head">40 seconds work ｜20 seconds rest ｜5 rounds</div>
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<p>KNEELING SLIDES</p>
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<p>TABLETOPS</p>
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<img style="max-width:100%;" class="img-fluid" src="https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wm-wmade-static-media/media/public/Assets/Block_2.png" alt="Round Two">
<div class="sub-head">60 seconds work ｜5 seconds rest ｜2 rounds</div>
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<p>KNEELING SIDE PLANK RIGHT</p>
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<p>KNEELING SIDE PLANK LEFT</p>
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<img style="max-width:100%;" class="img-fluid" src="https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wm-wmade-static-media/media/public/Assets/Block_3.png" alt="Round Three">
<div class="sub-head">60 seconds work ｜5 seconds rest ｜2 rounds</div>
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<p>KNEELING PLANKS</p>
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<p>REVERSE CRUNCHES</p>
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